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Husband: Joseph Henry Spurgeon Census name: Joe H. Spurgeon 1 Born: Jan- 8-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,3,1 Died: May-14-1959 in Auburn, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Buried: in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV 2,4 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 2 Father: Oliver Spurgeon Mother: Frances Smith
Wife: Francis Charlotte "Lottie" Lowther 5 Also known as: Lottie Lowther 3 Married: Apr-11-1909 in Doddridge Co, WV 6 Born: Feb-26-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,7,8,3 Died: Feb-21-1967 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,8 Buried: in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV 4 Resided: 1937 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: George W. Lowther (1849 - 1931) Mother: Amanda Columbia Burton (1849 - 1937) Notes
M Child 1: Roy Franklin Spurgeon Born: Oct- 8-1910 11 Died: Nov- 6-1999 11 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 12 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 farm hand 13 Wife: Mildred Opal Bush b. Nov- 2-1914 d. May- 8-1989
F Child 2: Luzeffia Luria Spurgeon Also known as: Luria Spurgeon 14 Born: Nov- 2-1912 in Rush Run (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 15,16,11 Died: Dec-10-2002 in Tallmadge, Summit Co, OH 11,16 Resided: in Akron, Summit Co, OH 17 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Stanley Welsh Lowther b. Aug-28-1910 d. Apr-21-1968 Also known as: Stanley Welch Lowther 18 Husband: ___ Rader
Sources: (1) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District). (2) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (4) Findagrave.com. (5) Obituary of wife's mother. (6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Joe Spurgeon, 24, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Lottie Lowther, 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Apr 11 1909 "on the highway near Frederic Bode's.", MR p. 213. (7) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (8) Headstone (year only) (9) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (10) Obituary of mother. (11) Social Security Death Index. (12) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (13) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District) (14) Obituary of son. (15) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (17) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (18) Hancock County Marriage Records, New Cumberland, WV.




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